<p>I'm planning to do premed at UM, which I understand that it involves specific classes to train for the MCAT.... for med school</p>
<p>I received a mail from Residential College but do not understand how it works.... I mean, I plan living on campus, etc... but what is this RC? does it affect in taking classes? etc? I don't really get this....</p>
<p>I applied for LS&A program....</p>
<p>can someone explain me how this works?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>hmmm....i don't know about the rc in-depth, but my brother was in it for a year. you live with all the other rc students, and you have certain course requirements (language, etc.), so it will affect your classes. my brother dropped out of the rc, and he is in his second year of med school right now. if i go to umich, i will be doing pre-med. i decided not to do rc (as did most of my friends) because of the extra requirements. you may want to look into the honors program as well.</p>
<p>Is premed @ UMich cutthroat? How many total kids do they place every year?</p>
<p>i'm not sure about the exact number, but my dad keeps telling me that u of m puts the most kids into med school every year than any other college. of course, the fact that umich is huge is also a factor...</p>
<p>so.... if I am planning to do premed, should I just take the classes required for MCAT or should I start caring about the medical school in umich.... or is that only for graduates?</p>
<p>There are A LOT of premeds here. It gets pretty competitive at times, but it's definitely not cutthroat. People study together and help each other a lot.</p>
<p>Residential College is a small learning community. It has a much more intensive language requirement, and has special classes based out of East Quad. If you're pre-med, it's at least my perception that RC would not be especially beneficial for you.</p>
<p>There is no specific pre-med concentration at Michigan, you just major in something like chemistry or biology with the intention of applying to medical school afterwards. Medical school is something completely seperate.</p>
<p>I wouldn't say that pre-med is competitive, but there are lots of people who come here with the intention of being pre-med and end up switching to something else because they can't pass calc or orgo or some other required course. Once you get past the "weeder" courses, I don't think the classes are that competitive.</p>
<p>Pre-med at Michigan is definitely not easy, but I am not sure I would call it cutthroat. I know there are a couple of Chem and Biology classes that are tough, but otherwise, it's pretty smooth sailing for students serious about medicine, It seems that annually, roughly 500-600 Michigan seniors apply to Medical school and of those, 300-400 (60%-65%) end up enrolling into Medical school. I am pretty sure that Michigan leads the nation (top 3 nationally) in both categories. Also, roughly 40-50 Michigan seniors each year end up enrolling into the Michigan Medical school. That is pretty impresive considering that Michigan has a top 10 medical school. </p>
<p>A 60%-65% successful placement rate doesn't sound impressive, but keep in mind that many of those medical school applicants really aren't qualified. We're talking sub 3.2 GPA students with poor MCAT scores. That placement rate for qualified (3.3+ GPAs with above average MCAT scores) medical school applicants is closer to 90%.</p>